Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Appalled by Rioters at U.S. Capitol
(Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021) — B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: The storming of the U.S. Capitol by protesters is appalling and signifies what may well be one of the saddest days in our nation’s history. Read more » »
Warnock: Abraham Joshua Heschel, MLK ‘are smiling’ after Georgia wins
January 6, 2021 By Arno Rosenfeld Raphael Warnock never shied away from the historic nature of his run to become the first Black Senator from Georgia. Read more » »
Sudan signs ‘Abraham Accords’ with US, paving way for Israel normalization
Sudan 🇸🇩 has officially signed the Abraham Accords with the U.S., following the UAE and Bahrain, and paving the way for normalization with Israel 🇮🇱. This is a crucial step in advancing future normalization agreements with Israel and promoting peace in the Middle East region. Read more » »
The storming of the U.S. Capitol by protesters is appalling. The #Capitol building represents the …
The storming of the U.S. Capitol by protesters is appalling. The #Capitol building represents the very bedrock of our democracy. We decry those who are engaging in this senseless disregard for the democratic values of our nation. We urge the President to publicly condemn the rioters. Read more » »
Report: Biden will pick Merrick Garland as attorney general
January 6, 2021 By Arno Rosenfeld Merrick Garland would have become the fourth Jewish member of the Supreme Court. Now all indications are he’ll become the next attorney general. According to Politico, Joe Biden will nominate Garland to the country’s top law enforcement post. Read more » »
FJFS at Memphis Jewish Community Center and Plough Towers Memphis received B’nai B’rith …
FJFS at Memphis Jewish Community Center and Plough Towers Memphis received B’nai B’rith International #COVID19 relief kits – face masks and hand sanitizer – as part of our ongoing effort to protect vulnerable communities during the pandemic. Read more » »
Auschwitz survivor among the first vaccinated in hometown of Pfizer’s CEO
January 6, 2021 By David Ian Klein Zana Sadikario-Saatsoglou, a Thessalonikan Jew and Holocaust survivor, became one of the first people in Greece to receive Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday. 98-year-old Sadikario-Saatsoglou received the vaccine at Thessaloniki’s Saul Modiano Old Age Home, which serves its Jewish community. Read more » »
Biden taps Iran deal architect Wendy Sherman for senior diplomatic role
January 6, 2021 By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — President-elect Joe Biden tapped Wendy Sherman, an Iran nuclear deal architect, to be his deputy secretary of state — a signal of his determination to return to the deal, Politico reported Tuesday. Read more » »
A century after Leo Frank, Jewish Twitter reacts to real chance of a Jewish Senator from the Deep South
January 6, 2021 By David Ian Klein The votes are still being counted in Georgia’s runoff election in which Democrat Jon Ossoff is vying to oust Republican Sen. David Perdue. But with the Associated Press having called the other Georgia contest for the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the Democratic challenger to Republican Sen. Read more » »
Senate runoff election: Jewish Georgia not immune from deep national political divide
By Larry Brook, JNS While most of the country is dealing with the hangover from the highly divisive 2020 presidential election, aside from recounts and accusations of election fraud, the intensity has continued in Georgia as a massively important runoff election will take place on Jan. 5. Read more » »
